Rokinon 8? Or something else?

[TeeZeeMee]

Should I get this guy or look at investing into a different lens. I'm gonna use it a good bit for artsy stuff.

 

[480sparky]

If you mean the Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 fisheye, I've read some very good reports about it.

Also sold under the names Vivitar, Samyang, ProOptic, Bower, Opteka, Bell & Howell and Falcon.

 

[TeeZeeMee]

Yea sorry, should've specified. The biggest difference I see is the lack of AF but it that so important with that distance?
also I heard the build quality is great but there's are sometimes focus ring issues

 

[480sparky]

I never bother focusing my Nikkor fisheye unless I'm shooting up close & personal. Maybe that's what you're wanting to do, but AF is not a biggie for me.

I looked into that lens when I was researching fisheyes, and it was one of my top choices. I opted for the Nikkor, however, simply due to size & weight. And f/2.8 v 3.5

 

[jpo_tx113]

I bought one several months ago. I've used it a few times and so far have been happy with it. I only have one photo on my current computer, which I took of a rainbow recently. I wanted to get the full shot, so I grabbed this lens. It was still raining some, which explains the water spots.